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Originally Posted by **********
Boycotting Genetically modified food is not the answer. GMO Food can be resistant to pests thereby yielding a bigger crop so less people have to starve.
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In the words of Henry Kissinger: "Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people."
Some points:-
- The "bigger crop" bit is a nice concept used for marketing but unfortunately doesn't translate to reality.
- As soon as you get GMO crop in your field, whether you wanted it or not, you've got to pay a % of your profit to Monsanto.
- The crops has been shown to absorb some of the pesiticide, this means we're consuming it.
- Seedless crops have been designed, this means you have to keep buying the seeds from Monsanto. If GMO crops ever take over the world, one could starve entire nations by refusing to sell them seeds.
Overall it's about profiting from and controlling the food supply
